Official Site of the Rangers · Feb 15, 2018
Colon ready to fight for Rangers' rotation
Bartolo signs with the Rangers SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Veteran pitcher Bartolo Colon is approaching a significant milestone. He needs three wins to tie Hall of Famer Juan Marichal with 243 for the most in Major League history by a pitcher from the Dominican Republic.
But that doesn't begin to explain why Colon, at the age of 44, is in Rangers camp on a Minor League contract trying to win a job.
"I always want my family to remember that I've played a long time," Colon said. "It's something that I talk about with my family. When I talked to my mother before she passed away, I told her I would play as long as I can, and that's what I'm going to do."